Lalgarh, Jhargram

Lalgarh is a small town and a gram panchayat in the Binpur I CD block under the Jhargram subdivision of the Jhargram district in the Indian state of West Bengal.

Lalgarh
Census Town
Mother and child
Lalgarh
Location in West Bengal, India
Lalgarh
Lalgarh (India)
Coordinates: 22.58°N 87.05°E / 22.58; 87.05
Country India
StateWest Bengal
DistrictJhargram
Government
  BodyGram panchayat
Population
 (2016)
  Total5,216
Languages
  OfficialBengali, Santhali, English
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)
ISO 3166 codeIN-WB
Vehicle registrationWB 49/50
Websitejhargram.gov.in

Lalgarh came under media attention at the beginning of November 2008. The Communist Party of India (Maoist) launched a massive fight against police personnel and cadres of the Communist Party of India (Marxist). In June 2009 Indian security forces launched Operation Lalgarh against the Maoists in the village.

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